Sorry to hear that mate. Sounds nasty.
Look at getting a lighter brush as well, 50 - 60gms extra at the end of a fully extended pole probably weighs more than a 100gm pole
Ice after work, heat before work. Never put heat on an inflamed joint
Agree 100% as far as equipment changes.
You can try out my 35cm setup mate if you wanna travel the short distance to top of Scotland ?
I've recently switched to 35CM XTREME BRUSH - DUPONT TAPERTEC HYBRID with 4 x 1.4mm jets and find it great. I found it so good I bought another one and the 35CM SILL XTREME BRUSH - FLOCKED so I have 1 x 35cm brush on each of my poles. They might not last as long as the non extreme brushes but they are so much lighter especially when reaching over connys or extensions. The weight of a brush isn't that critical when used vertically but when used horizontally over a conny etc every gram is magnified by the leverage of the pole length.
Ye deffo some sort of intense exercise helps. I thought I was relatively fit until I started Thai boxing with my lad. It was quite tough on the body to begin with until I got used to it but now I very rarely pull a muscle or have any work related injury’s. They also taught me different stretches/warm up exercises that can prevent any pulls as it’s easily done overstretching over conny or when using bigger heavier poles. I honestly though I was relatively fit doin this job most my life and having a fairly active social life, 10,000 steps a day n all that
@francie I have a muscle problem on my left side which flares up. I am unable to take anti-inflammatories as they cause me other problems. I have to say that switching from a CLX to an SLX will probably help. I know it's only 100 grams but the less flex in the pole really helps control. Also not overstretching will help, so maybe buy an extension section for bigger jobs. Although most window cleaners now often use swivel goosenecks, I find if the swivel is too loose it aggravates my muscle problem. It's something to do with the way you adjust your grip on the pole when using a swivel but I can't remember exactly the reason. When the gooseneck is fixed/stationary your grip, hand and arm positions move less. I now have the adjustment bolt on the gooseneck quite tight, so it's almost like a fixed one, but I can adjust it for awkward windows if necessary. Apologies if you have already tried this but I found it really helped. Exactly as the other people on here have said if you use a heavy brush head then an ultimate or Xtreme brush will be lighter on maintenance cleans.
Thank you mate but I'm in Ireland lol
